ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland — Andy McDonald and Sean Avery tallied goals 3:09 apart in the third period to lift the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks to a 3-3 tie with the St. John's Maple Leafs Saturday in the AHL at the St. John's Memorial Stadium.

        Jay Legault had a first-period goal for the Ducks, who earned a point in the standings for just the fifth time this season when trailing after two periods (1-12-2-2). Bob Wren registered an assist, giving the Ducks' all-time leading scorer points in 11 of his last 12 games.

        Bobby House scored his team-leading 24th and 25th goals of the season for the Leafs, while Don MacLean contributed a goal and an assist. Gregg Naumenko stopped 29-of-32 shots for Cincinnati, including 21 through the first two periods. Mike Minard turned aside 35 shots for St. John's.

        Cincinnati ....... 1  0  2  0—3

        St. John's ....... 1  2  0  0—3

        First period: 1. SJ, House 24 (McCauley, Harlton),13:30. 2. Cin, Legault 6 (Wren, Suursoo), 17:01.

        Second period: 3. SJ, House 25 (MacLean), 15:00(shg). 4. SJ, MacLean 18 (McCauley, Rourke), 18:07 (ppg).

        Third period: 5. Cin, McDonald 10 (Williams, Wallin), 2:17 (ppg). 6. Cin, Avery 2, 5:26.

        Overtime: No scoring.

        Shots on goal: Cin 14-13-10-1=38; St. John's 8-16-8-0=32. Power play opportunities: Cin 1-for-5; SJ 1-for-8. Goaltenders: Cin, Naumenko (29 saves; record 16-9-2); SJ's, Minard (35 saves; record 16-6-3).

        Records: Cincinnati 28-16-4-2; St. Johns 26-24-5-1.

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